Sunfield Elementary School
Public elementary school in Buda, Texas · Hays CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Sunfield Elementary School serves 905 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Buda (Hays County). It is one of 27 schools in Hays CISD. By enrollment it is the 207th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 57.54 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Hays CISD |
| County | Hays County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480001014261 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hays CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 905 | 24,330 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 15.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 30.7% | 44.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Sunfield Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 16 elementary schools in Hays CISD, Sunfield Elementary School is the 3rd largest, with 3.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3.4 miles away and have a median of 640 students, so Sunfield Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 154 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 97, against an average of 129 per grade. This year grade 5 has 14% fewer students than kindergarten (122 against 142). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 118 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 55.1% of enrollment, a lower share than across Hays CISD (66.3%). White students are next, at 30.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
30.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.6% across Hays CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Sunfield Elementary School has 57.54 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 905 students would have about 61.1 teachers, so Sunfield Elementary School has 3.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Doral Academy of Texas, 0.4 miles away in Doral Academy of Texas. There are 8 elementary schools within 5 miles and 50 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 55.1% |
| White | 30.8% |
| Asian | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Black | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 118 |
| Kindergarten | 142 |
| Grade 1 | 146 |
| Grade 2 | 154 |
| Grade 3 | 126 |
| Grade 4 | 97 |
| Grade 5 | 122 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
155 Vista Gardens Dr., Buda, TX 78610
Phone: (512)268-8517
Website: hayscisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sunfield Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doral Academy of Texas | Doral Academy of Texas | 0.4 mi | 392 | 19 | 50.8% |
| Buda Elementary School | Hays CISD | 1.2 mi | 564 | 13 | 42.2% |
| Tom Green Elementary School | Hays CISD | 1.3 mi | 612 | 12.6 | 59.6% |
| Ralph Pfluger Elementary School | Hays CISD | 3.0 mi | 779 | 14.4 | 47.5% |
| Elm Grove Elementary School | Hays CISD | 3.9 mi | 678 | 15.4 | 15% |
| Wayside Altamira Academy | Wayside Schools | 4.3 mi | 354 | 23.8 | 77.1% |
| Menchaca Elementary School | Austin ISD | 4.4 mi | 699 | 12.8 | 44.5% |
| Science Hall Elementary School | Hays CISD | 4.9 mi | 667 | 13.3 | 62.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.